Technology News

Chemical reaction in landslide rocks may start wildfires
A new research has suggested that a chemical reaction in rocks in landslides may be responsible for starting wildfires. ANI

Now, a project to encourage visually-impaired pupils to take up computer science
The U.S. National Science Fioundation (NSF) is funding an initiative at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) that has been designed to help prepare visually impaired middle school and high school students participate in computer science programs at the collegiate level. ANI

New invention to neutralize hurricanes with help from supersonic jet
Scientists have put forward a patent application about developing a supersonic hurricane neutralizer, which can put a spanner in the atmospheric works by flying supersonic jet aircraft in concentric circles around a hurricanes eye, the calm area around which the storm rotates. ANI

Technology News for August 29, 2007

Swarms of smart UAVs may decide tomorrows battles
Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, have come up with a new technology that would allow Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to control themselves. ANI

Boffins make breakthrough in undersea communications
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US have come up with an innovation that dramatically increases the rate at which acoustic signals can be sent through seawater. ANI

Now, computers that can also crack jokes
US researchers at the University of Cincinnati have equipped a computer with a sense of humour. ANI

Coming soon, Spiderman suit to scale skyscrapers sans equipment
Italian scientists at the Polytechnic of Turin are working towards developing a suit that would allow the wearer to scale vertical inclines or hang upside down from walls and ceilings just like Spiderman. ANI